Verses on Friendship
Proverbs 17:17
A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
Proverbs 18:24
One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a bother.
Proverbs 22:11
One who loves a pure heart and who speaks with grace will have the king for a friend.
Proverbs 27:6
Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses.
Proverbs 16:28
A perverse person stirs up conflict, and gossip separates close friends.
Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
Two are better than one because they have a good return for their labor; 10 If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up.
Proverbs 27:9
Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart, and the pleasantness of one’s friend springs from his earnest counsel.
Proverbs 27:17
As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.
Proverbs 17:9
Whoever would foster love covers over an offense, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.
Proverbs 12:26
A righteous man is cautious in friendship, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.